Lights and Shadows in Film Noir with the example "Odd Man Out" (1947)
[14:01 Sat,8.July 2017 by blip]
"It&s All Light and Shade" - as part of the "Deconstructing Cinematography" series, DoP Ben Smithard shows some of the settings from Carol Reed&s "Odd Man Out" (1947), how the light setting was worked out to not just moods But also to distract the viewer&s perception and perception. An exciting subject, which he would like to discuss for our taste a bit more detailed. "Odd Man Out" is a British film noir which, like "The Third Man", focuses on the typical lighting design for this genre. Although the picture is yes in every black-and-white rotated film basically due to lack of color information from light and shadow, but as a rule, a relatively balanced, harmonious illumination was set, so the pictures moreGray gradations, and the contents are easily recognizable. Quite different, however, at the Film Noir, where the dark and dramatic atmosphere is also reflected in rather dark pictures. Strong shadows, and in the end also extreme contrasts can be found here, with which one can compose of course interesting pictures. And besides, save money, because less lamps were built up in a shorter time and the set did not have to be worked out in all details, like this www.screenhead.com/the-cinematography-of-film-noir/ ( (John Alton), who wrote about the image design in Noir. "It&s not what you light, it&s what you don t light". VY = i1vaslfMplM
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